Jacob Stolworthy
Mon, 14 August 2023
Netflix viewers watching Heart of Stone were left blindsided by the costume of choice for one character.
The new spy thriller, which was released on Friday (11 August), stars Gal Gadot as an international agent who must protect an artificial intelligence system from falling into enemy hands.
Her attempts lead her to Senegal, where she falls into danger and is chased by a team of locals who have been bribed by the film’s villain, Parker (Jamie Dornan).
It’s here that many viewers noticed one of the locals chasing Gadot’s character was wearing something they didn’t expect to see: a Middlesborough FC shirt from the 2009/10 season.
“How the hell did this happen?” one perplexed fan asked, adding: “Sat watching the new @GalGadot film and a bloody Boro fan is trying to kill her!!!”
Another called it a “wild inclusion”, stating: “Did not expect to see an old @Boro shirt in #HeartOfStone.”
One viewer said they had to “rewind it to double-check” it was actually a Middlesborough shirt.
“Just watched Heart of Stone on @NetflixUK, and a random mercenary is just casually wearing an old @Boro top,” they wrote.
A vintage Middlesborough FC shirt in Netflix film ‘Heart of Stone’ (Netflix)
Find more reactions to the unexpected moment below.
Heart of Stone was called “drab” and “forgettable” in The Independent’s review by film critic Clarisse Loughrey.
The film comes days after it was reported that as third Wonder Woman film would not be moving ahead – despite Gadot’s claims otherwise.
In December 2022, just days after Gadot expressed excitement about returning as the superhero character, it was announced that DC would not be moving forward with the franchise.
The news landed after James Gunn and Peter Safran stepped in as chiefs of the DC Extended Universe (DCEU), with The Hollywood Reporter claiming that a treatment for the film “did not fit in with” the studio’s plans.
Gadot, who at first said she felt “empowered” by the decision, then claimed in an interview with ComicBook.com: “What I heard from James and from Peter is that we’re gonna develop a Wonder Woman 3 together.”
Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman (Warner Bros)
She went on to state in a more recent interview with Flaunt magazine while promoting Heart of Stone ahead of the SAG-AFTRA Hollywood strikes: “I was invited to a meeting with James Gunn and Peter Safran, and what they told me, and I’m quoting: ‘You’re in the best hands. We’re going to develop Wonder Woman 3 with you. [We] love you as Wonder Woman – you’ve got nothing to worry about.’ So time will tell.”
However, Variety is reporting that there are no active plans to develop a new Wonder Woman film, and that there was never any definitive discussion with Gadot about returning as the character.
This has prompted widespread confusion, with many fans questioning whether either Gadot or Gunn and Safran had been dishonest about the future of the project.
The film comes days after it was reported that as third Wonder Woman film would not be moving ahead – despite Gadot’s claims otherwise.
In December 2022, just days after Gadot expressed excitement about returning as the superhero character, it was announced that DC would not be moving forward with the franchise.
The news landed after James Gunn and Peter Safran stepped in as chiefs of the DC Extended Universe (DCEU), with The Hollywood Reporter claiming that a treatment for the film “did not fit in with” the studio’s plans.
Gadot, who at first said she felt “empowered” by the decision, then claimed in an interview with ComicBook.com: “What I heard from James and from Peter is that we’re gonna develop a Wonder Woman 3 together.”
Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman (Warner Bros)
She went on to state in a more recent interview with Flaunt magazine while promoting Heart of Stone ahead of the SAG-AFTRA Hollywood strikes: “I was invited to a meeting with James Gunn and Peter Safran, and what they told me, and I’m quoting: ‘You’re in the best hands. We’re going to develop Wonder Woman 3 with you. [We] love you as Wonder Woman – you’ve got nothing to worry about.’ So time will tell.”
However, Variety is reporting that there are no active plans to develop a new Wonder Woman film, and that there was never any definitive discussion with Gadot about returning as the character.
This has prompted widespread confusion, with many fans questioning whether either Gadot or Gunn and Safran had been dishonest about the future of the project.
Heart of Stone receives brutal Rotten Tomatoes score
Brenna Cooper
Mon, 14 August 2023
The first reviews are in for Gal Gadot's latest film Heart of Stone, and it's bad news for the espionage thriller.
The movie, which landed on Netflix on August 11, stars Gadot as Rachel Stone, an intelligence agent tasked with preventing a powerful AI tool, which can hack into any system in the world, from falling into dangerous hands.
Jamie Dornan and Alia Bhatt also star in the Tom Harper-directed film as an MI6 agent and super-hacker, respectively.
At the time of writing, Heart of Stone has a score of just 30% on Rotten Tomatoes from 93 reviews. While critics praised the film's action sequences and Gadot's acting, overall it received a negative response for its generic spy-action plot and overused twists.
Here's what the reviews have said.
Netflix
Related: Heart of Stone ending explained: does Gal Gadot's Rachel survive?
Digital Spy
"Despite having the main ingredients for a traditional-yet-enjoyable spy thriller – a solid leading star, notable action sequences, multiple worldwide locations, unexpected plot twists — Heart of Stone lacks soul.
"Perhaps, because of being too worried in finding the perfect formula or hitting as many markets as possible, some of these Netflix originals are lacking what Rachel Stone keeps fighting for in Heart of Stone: a genuine human heart beating at the centre of it all."
CNN
"Gadot makes a striking protagonist even when she's a mere mortal who can't deflect bullets. Yet the structure of Heart of Stone doesn’t help by beginning in the middle and providing little in the way of backstory to separate Stone from any number of other cinematic spies."
The Observer
"There's very little that’s original in this Bond-alike adventure... The screenplay is a rudimentary thing – scaffolding to support the set pieces – that starts to creak whenever it attempts any depth of character. But the action is terrific."
Netflix
Related: Heart of Stone director explains unexpected relevance of Netflix movie
The Independent
"Heart of Stone is an ideological mess. AI is great until it’s not, and then it’s fine because Gal Gadot can just kick someone in the face. It’s conflicted without embracing that conflict, resulting in a film that’s really about nothing at all."
Empire
"The real problem here is an absence of truly compelling characters, especially the lead; Gadot's role is too blandly written for her to have anything substantial to grip on to.
"Heart Of Stone is a perfectly watchable and often daft bit of fun, but its mission to supersede Ethan Hunt might prove to be impossible."
IGN
"Gadot is game but the nonstop action provides her almost no consequential downtime to build a realistic character. And even then, outside of the opening prologue, the action devolves into a loud mush of increasingly implausible and cliched scenarios."
Heart of Stone is in limited UK cinemas and on Netflix from August 11.
Brenna Cooper
Mon, 14 August 2023
The first reviews are in for Gal Gadot's latest film Heart of Stone, and it's bad news for the espionage thriller.
The movie, which landed on Netflix on August 11, stars Gadot as Rachel Stone, an intelligence agent tasked with preventing a powerful AI tool, which can hack into any system in the world, from falling into dangerous hands.
Jamie Dornan and Alia Bhatt also star in the Tom Harper-directed film as an MI6 agent and super-hacker, respectively.
At the time of writing, Heart of Stone has a score of just 30% on Rotten Tomatoes from 93 reviews. While critics praised the film's action sequences and Gadot's acting, overall it received a negative response for its generic spy-action plot and overused twists.
Here's what the reviews have said.
Netflix
Related: Heart of Stone ending explained: does Gal Gadot's Rachel survive?
Digital Spy
"Despite having the main ingredients for a traditional-yet-enjoyable spy thriller – a solid leading star, notable action sequences, multiple worldwide locations, unexpected plot twists — Heart of Stone lacks soul.
"Perhaps, because of being too worried in finding the perfect formula or hitting as many markets as possible, some of these Netflix originals are lacking what Rachel Stone keeps fighting for in Heart of Stone: a genuine human heart beating at the centre of it all."
CNN
"Gadot makes a striking protagonist even when she's a mere mortal who can't deflect bullets. Yet the structure of Heart of Stone doesn’t help by beginning in the middle and providing little in the way of backstory to separate Stone from any number of other cinematic spies."
The Observer
"There's very little that’s original in this Bond-alike adventure... The screenplay is a rudimentary thing – scaffolding to support the set pieces – that starts to creak whenever it attempts any depth of character. But the action is terrific."
Netflix
Related: Heart of Stone director explains unexpected relevance of Netflix movie
The Independent
"Heart of Stone is an ideological mess. AI is great until it’s not, and then it’s fine because Gal Gadot can just kick someone in the face. It’s conflicted without embracing that conflict, resulting in a film that’s really about nothing at all."
Empire
"The real problem here is an absence of truly compelling characters, especially the lead; Gadot's role is too blandly written for her to have anything substantial to grip on to.
"Heart Of Stone is a perfectly watchable and often daft bit of fun, but its mission to supersede Ethan Hunt might prove to be impossible."
IGN
"Gadot is game but the nonstop action provides her almost no consequential downtime to build a realistic character. And even then, outside of the opening prologue, the action devolves into a loud mush of increasingly implausible and cliched scenarios."
Heart of Stone is in limited UK cinemas and on Netflix from August 11.
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